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142<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

magic, do V<br />

See worship<br />

sɨrət<br />

kwiləl<br />

urəl<br />

magical stone N<br />

ston blong mas<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Kwamera: kivər<br />

Lenakel: kivər<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: kivər<br />

Vaha: kəvər<br />

Whitesands: kamnən<br />

magician responsible for a totem<br />

N<br />

man we i wokem ston blong garen o<br />

ren<br />

Kwamera: tupunəs<br />

Lenakel: tupunəs<br />

N Tanna: tupunəs<br />

SW Tanna: tupunas<br />

Vaha: tupunas<br />

Whitesands: tupunɨs<br />

make<br />

V<br />

See do<br />

V<br />

make a joke V/INTR<br />

See funny, be<br />

make a lattice <strong>of</strong> wild cane<br />

V/INTR<br />

bildim ples blogn yam long wel ken<br />

Kwamera: əhiari<br />

Lenakel: eipiəg<br />

N Tanna: eipiəg<br />

SW Tanna: aiyous<br />

Vaha: əlpələg<br />

Whitesands: eipiəg<br />

make a lot <strong>of</strong> noise<br />

See mourn<br />

make a yam mound<br />

planem yam<br />

V/INTR<br />

V/TR<br />

Kwamera: rəri təku<br />

Lenakel: hatɨk təu<br />

N Tanna: aru nɨtou<br />

SW Tanna: hai təkw<br />

Vaha: hai təkw<br />

Whitesands: aru nɨtou<br />

Lit. spear + mound<br />

See grave; See also (1) mound<br />

(esp. <strong>of</strong> yams); (2) yam<br />

trellis<br />

make fizzy V/TR<br />

See fizzy, be<br />

make it easy V<br />

mekem i isi<br />

Kwamera: o nɨməruyen<br />

Lenakel: —<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: or nɨmarien<br />

Vaha: ol nɨmatəyen<br />

Whitesands: ol nəmətɨgien<br />

See easy<br />

make level V/TR<br />

mekem level<br />

Kwamera: ərar<br />

Lenakel: alu<br />

N Tanna: alu<br />

SW Tanna: əkranə<br />

Vaha: əklanə<br />

Whitesands: ahlu<br />

See also level, be<br />

make nice V/TR<br />

See prepare (2)<br />

make noise V/INTR<br />

mekem noes<br />

Kwamera: arukw<br />

Lenakel: atp̃əluəh<br />

N Tanna: atpẽrəh<br />

SW Tanna: əməteih<br />

Vaha: əməltei<br />

Whitesands: atp̃ərerəh<br />

See sprout above ground; See<br />

also (1) mourn; (2) noise; (3)<br />

rattle

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